Loom reed



April 3, 1934. F STEAD 1,953,371

LOOM REED Filed March 23. 1932 INVENTOR. flow/Z Jtu'a Patented Apr. 3, 1934 LooM REED Frank Stead, Woonsocket, R. I. Application March 2c, 1932, Serial No. 600,607

7 Claims.

This invention relates to a loom reed and has for one of its objects to provide a reed which will be more economical to manufacture and yet lighter and stronger than the loom reeds. heretofore used.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a construction which will be easier to assemble and to repair by the removal of the binding means at the ends of the dents than has been heretofore produced.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a removable finishing member or cap for the sides of the reeds which will eliminate the necessity of providing wooden bars-along the 5 ends of the reeds to enlarge the same to a size sufficient to fit in a loom.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an end strip or cap which will be of light construction and which may be readily removed from the reed, the same being held in place by the inherent resiliency of its stock.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and

5 particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a face view of a section of loom reed constructed in accordance with my improved invention.

Fig. 2 is an end view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 with the tubular end members or caps removed.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the tubular end members or caps.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the fragmental portions illustrating the manner of positioning the tubular end member or cap upon the loom reed.

Fig. 6 is an end view of a cap of a modified construction.

Fig. '7 is an end View of a cap of a still different modified construction.

In the usual loom reed the helical coil is spaced inwardly from the ends of the dents and the ends of the dents covered with a strip of sheet metal to provide a finish therefor and on to the ends of these strips there is positioned a wooden baton or the like which fits tightly and provides the proper size for mounting the reed in the loom. I have found that by using the method disclosed in my co-pending application Serial No. 547,424 filed June 2'7, 1931, that I am enabled to position the helical coil spacing members at points closer to the ends of the dents to provide a longer space between the dents than has heretofore been formed by the. use of dents of a given length, and in order to provide a finish for my improved reed and a construction which may be assembled in the loom without the use of these wooden batons, I have mounted a hollow tube slotted at one edge with the edges turned in over these helical coils by sliding the same thereover. This tube tightlygrips the opposite edges of the dents by reason of the .resiliency of the tube, and which being of hollow tubular construction is light in weight and also strong and durable and .may be easily removed for repairing or" the reed if such an occasion. should require; and the following is a detailed description of the present embodiment of this invention illustrating the preferred means by which these advantageous results may be ac+ compli hed.

With reference to the drawing, 10 designates a dent which is assembled with a plurality of other dents in a loom reed machine, which dents are held in place while the coil wire 11 is positioned with each of its turns between the dents and soldered in place with the short ends 12 of the dents projecting therebeyond, as disclosed in my co-pending application above referred to.

A tubular member or cap 13 is slotted lengthwise as at 14 with the edges along the slot turned inwardly as at 15. This member is positioned over the helical coils 11 which are filled with solder to hold them in position by sliding the tube lengthwise thereof, as illustrated in Fig. 5. The relative dimensions of the parts are such that the inner surface 16 of the tube diametrically opposite the slot 14 will engage the ends 17 of the dents, while the ends 18 of the turned in edges 15 will engage the junctions of the helical wire 11 and the dents so as to place the resilient tube under tension between these points. Also,

the width of the slot 14 is such that the edges must be spread slightly as the cap is said to position it on the reed as shown in Fig. 5. Thus, due to the inherent resiliency of the stock of the tube, there are two binding actions to hold the cap in position against unwarranted removal.

The cap is hollow and of light construction and may be easily removed for repairs, making a much simpler operation than the melting of the strips soldered along the edges as has heretofore been common. Also this tube is of sufiicient size to permit the reed to be mounted in the loom without the addition of the wooden batons at the top and bottom as has heretofore been necessary of the reeds of common construction.

It will be understood that the different size tubes may be used, also tubes having slightly different shapes such for example as the outturned edges of the slot as at 19 in Fig. 6, or a tube with the edges of the slot rolled inwardly as at 20 in Fig. 7, and in each case the resiliency in spreading the edges of the slot tending to move toward each other when in position on the reed to grip the dents will come into play and hold the finishing tube in position.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A loom reed comprising spaced dents, helically coiled wire positioned in the, spaces between the dents adjacent the opposite ends thereof, means for securing said helically coiled wire in place and a tubular member contacting and embracing said wire and completely covering the same, said tube being inherently resilient and held in place by said inherent resiliency.

*2. A loom reed comprising spaced dents, helically coiled wire positioned in the spaces between the dents adjacent the opposite ends thereof, means for securing said helically coiled wire in place and a slotted tubular member contacting and embracing said wire and the edges along the slot of said tubular member extending to present parallel surfaces with their inner surfaces engaging the edges of the dents.

3. A loom reed comprising spaced dents, helically coiled wire positioned in the spaces between the dents adjacent the opposite ends thereof, means for securing said helically coiled wire in place and a slotted tubular member embracing said wire and the edges of said tubular member along the slot extending inwardly in parallel relation with their inner surfaces engaging the edges of the dents.

4'. A loom reed comprising spaced dents, helically coiled wire positioned in the spaces between the dents adjacent the opposite ends thereof, means for securing said helically coiled wire in place and a slotted tubular member embracing said wire having the edges of said tubular member along the slot extending inwardly in parallel relation with their inner surfaces engaging the edges of the dents, the bottom of the tube engaging the ends of the dents and the edge of the inturned portion engaging the junction of the helical wire and the dents.

5. A loom reed comprising spaced dents, helically coiled wire positioned in the spaces between the dents adjacent the opposite ends thereof, means for securing said helically coiled wire in .place, and a slotted tubular member embracing said wire and having the edges of said tubular member along the slot extending to present parallel surfaces with their inner surfaces engaging the edges of the dents, said tube being inherently resilient and spread to place the same under tension to grip the opposite edges of the dents.

6. A loom reed comprising spaced dents, helically coiled wire positioned in the spaces between the dents adjacent the opposite ends thereof, means for securing said helically coiled wire in place and a slotted tubular member embracing said wire, the edges of said tubular member along the slot extending outwardly in parallel relation with the inner surfaces of the out turned portion engaging the edges of the dents.

'7. A loom reed comprising spaced dents, helically coiled wire positioned in the spaces between the dents adjacent the opposite ends thereof, means for securing said helically coiled wire in place and a slotted tubular member embracing said wire having the edges of said tubular member along the slot extending inwardly in parallel relation with their inner surfaces engaging the edges of the dents, the bottom of the tube engaging the ends of the dents and the edge of the inturned portion engaging the junction of the helical wire and the dents, said tubular member being resilient and placed under tension between the inturned edges and also between the extremities of said edges and the bottom of the tube.

FRANK STEAD. 

